Second that, how do you know he didn't just forget in the heat of the moment while grappling? Grabbing toes is a dick move when you're grappling, man, that kind of thing gets you thrown off the mats at the places I train.

I probably wouldn't train there.

Personally, If someone can't bother remembering something like that "in the heat of the moment", then they should expect a "dick move". Tit for Tat.

That's probably why SMJ isn't allowed, huh? It's a "dick move". I think that if you spend the time learning to apply SMJ, it's a danger to many extended grappling tactics. My step-grandfather had many fingers broken in old wrestling & boxing matches & talked about what a danger "rolling" was with dirty fighters, you had to be careful.

OF COURSE... I'm not saying that SMJ is some magical "Anti-Grapple". It's just part of the canon of real grappling fighting tactics.

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